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What’s next, government exchanges for health care-related goods and services like personal trainers, walking shoes, housing, automobiles, gasoline, food and…

Education

Howard PortnoyOctober 2, 2013

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Jimmy Kimmel asks Americans which they prefer: Obamacare or Affordable Care Act

I’m not sure which polls late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel is citing in his prefatory remarks, which include the claim…

Law and Government

Howard PortnoyOctober 1, 2013

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Day 1 Obamacare sign-up horror stories

“A year from now, we’ll look back on this and laugh.” If you’re wondering who said it, the answer is…

Politics

Howard PortnoyOctober 1, 2013

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Firm sued for fraud 18 months ago is back … signing up Obamacare applicants

What could be more perverse than a nonprofit firm being commissioned to sign people up for Obamacare a year and…

Law and Government

Howard PortnoyOctober 1, 2013

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How long will the shutdown last and who will take the fall for it?

In case you’ve been stranded on a desert island or in a coma up until today, the U.S. government officially…

Law and Government

Howard PortnoySeptember 30, 2013

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Obamacare website quietly drops reference to ‘free’ health care

A nifty catch by Jeryl Bier of The Weekly Standard. He notes: Even as President Obama and his administration are making a last minute…

Law and Government

LU StaffSeptember 30, 2013

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Dem quoting Bible verse on House floor replaces reference to God with ‘the people’

Just be thankful she didn’t replace “God” with “Barack Obama.” The she in this case is Rep. Gwen Moore, a Democrat…

Economy

Mike DeVineSeptember 29, 2013

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GOP delays Obamacare, funds government: Let Obama shut it down

The GOP needs a government shutdown to re-establish GUT-bone fides with the American people. Republicans should allow President Obama to shut…

Law and Government

J.E. DyerSeptember 28, 2013

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You say Thermopylae, I say Alamo

A few observations on the battle for America’s future as it shapes up heading for 1 October, or perhaps 17…

Economy

LU StaffSeptember 28, 2013

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As eleventh hour approaches, glitches in Obamacare launch multiply

“Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear.” We are all familiar with that safety warning etched on the…

Law and Government

Mike DeVineSeptember 27, 2013

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Intelligent Krauthammer’s debt limit-showdown strategy also a Cruz-like cul-de-sac

Any Republican strategy to force Obama and the Democrats to compromise on Obamacare, taxes, spending or even the Keystone XL…

Economy

Mike DeVineSeptember 26, 2013

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Cruz cures Krauthammer of cul-de-sac phobia?

For weeks, Charles Krauthammer has trashed the effort led by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) to defund Obamacare as a “cul-de-sac”…

Economy

Renee NalSeptember 25, 2013

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Ted Cruz effort to defund ObamaCare resonates with Americans, but not the media

If you are paying attention to the trainwreck that is ObamaCare, you likely feel as frustrated as many Americans who…

Economy

LU StaffSeptember 25, 2013

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Up all night: The deeper meaning of Ted Cruz’s non-filibuster

It’s not a filibuster in the true sense of the word, critics harrumph. Even commentators on the right acknowledge that…

Law and Government

J.E. DyerSeptember 24, 2013

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Why Ted Cruz speaks for me

Ted Cruz and his allies get it. They get that Americans can’t afford to have Obamacare implemented against our groaning,…

Law and Government

LU StaffSeptember 24, 2013

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Obamacare glitch could leave half a million kids without coverage

Another day, another glitch in the Affordable Care Act. This one threatens to leave up to 500,000 children without coverage…

Law and Government

Mike DeVineSeptember 24, 2013

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GOP hasn’t the votes to defund, nor Obama to fund, Obamacare

Do the Constitution’s separation of powers and concomitant duty to compromise apply to all presidents save for President Obama? Few…

Law and Government

LU StaffSeptember 23, 2013

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Will Obamacare start on Oct. 1, as planned? That depends on what ‘is’ is

“Nobody is going to say we’re not starting on October 1, but in some situations, you may see a redefinition…

Law and Government

Howard PortnoySeptember 22, 2013

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Number of patients in NHS database exceeds Britain’s population by 2 million

You may not believe in ghosts, but government administrators in Britain do. Some 2 million “phantom patients” are registered in…

Law and Government

LU StaffSeptember 21, 2013

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How unaffordable will the Affordable Care Act be? By the numbers

As we approach the date on which the health care exchanges are due to go into effect, it is worth…

Law and Government

Howard PortnoySeptember 20, 2013

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With Obama, it’s still all about him (Update)

But enough of this discussion of me. Let’s change the topic. Let’s talk about you. So what do you think…

Law and Government

Mike DeVineSeptember 19, 2013

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Shutdown chaos preferable to GOP Obamacare-siren-song cave

Our young above-it-all president knows best. He will never compromise on the signature achievement of his presidency. He will let…

Law and Government

LU StaffSeptember 19, 2013

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Is Obamacare ad creepy or effective? You decide

As has been widely noted, the fate of Obamacare hinges largely on whether young people can be persuaded to sign…

Politics

Howard PortnoySeptember 19, 2013

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Obama’s bogus claim that non-budget items have ‘never’ been attached to debt ceiling

Give that man four pinnochios. Never mind. WaPO’s “Fact Checker,” Glenn Kessler, already did. At issue is the Affordable Care Act,…

Media

Mike DeVineSeptember 18, 2013

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Celebrate Constitution that WAS: Exercise House power that IS and defund Obamacare

The United States constitution is not self-executing. Sadly, in the Age of Obama it is more often honored in the…

Law and Government

Howard PortnoySeptember 17, 2013

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All Obama’s ‘yesterdays’

Mediaite’s Noah Rothman writes today that a panel of hand-wringers over at MSNBC commiserated this morning over the president’s rough couple…

Obamacare

Chris Matthews: DC car chase somehow tied to GOP anti-Obamacare efforts

You say Thermopylae, I say Alamo

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